Meet Our Leaders



Pastor Eric McConnell

Lead Pastor

Pastor Eric has been at Suncoast Baptist Church since 2013. His desire is to see others impacted with the life-transforming power of the Gospel, and he has a passion to preach God’s Word in a way that communicates biblical truth in a practical way.

Eric is a graduate of Trinity Baptist College and Piedmont International University, and he is currently completing his PhD in Old Testament. Eric and his wife Rebecca have two children, Eric Jr. and Elisabeth. When spending time as a family, they enjoy playing ice hockey, hiking, watching Michigan football, and movie nights with popcorn, Sour Patch Kids, and SURGE soda.